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complicating matters further, what to do on the health care act and address the debt ceiling also looming once again. >> shutting down the government just because i'm for keeping it open, that's not an economic plan. threatening that you won't pay the bills in this country when we've already racked up those bills, that's not an economic plan. >> all right. so what's the solution. predicted short-term spending revolution that funds the government through, say, mid november. but he argues that's just the beginning. quote, that first short-term c.r. then most likely will be followed by a combination of a second continuing resolution and debt ceiling suspension that only lasts until the middle of january so that all three fiscal deadlines, government funding, debt limit and sequester come together. guess what, it's a new fiscal cliff that only will roil markets and politics again. another day in the life of u.s. congress. stan as i've been telling you is an expert on the federal budget and one of the few people who worked on the staffs of the house and senate budget. for years he wrote the gu
complicating matters further, what to do on the health care act and address the debt ceiling also looming once again. >> shutting down the government just because i'm for keeping it open, that's not an economic plan. threatening that you won't pay the bills in this country when we've already racked up those bills, that's not an economic plan. >> all right. so what's the solution. predicted short-term spending revolution that funds the government through, say, mid november. but he...
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not a cliff, not like the debt ceiling where we immediately go into default. it is only going to be about $44 billion of cuts in the rest of this fick year and they will happen rather slowly. isn't there a danger for republicans people won't feel the pain and they will say you know what, we can shrink the size of government? >> i think that there is several dangers that are looming. the biggest danger is that we have a dysfunctional congress that can't compromise. i'm proud to be part of the moderate middle. i'm happy to work with tom coburn and we have worked on ways to make our government more responsible to taxpayers. that is really at the heart of this, chris. you have some loopholes. right now a guy making $3 million at one end of the hall managing a hedge fund pays 20% and the guy at the other end of the hall making 3 million managing an insurance company pays north of 35%. that's dumb. we need to come together in the moderate middle and have a balanced approach that fixes loopholes and gains some revenue but continue to focus atgeting at the waste that
not a cliff, not like the debt ceiling where we immediately go into default. it is only going to be about $44 billion of cuts in the rest of this fick year and they will happen rather slowly. isn't there a danger for republicans people won't feel the pain and they will say you know what, we can shrink the size of government? >> i think that there is several dangers that are looming. the biggest danger is that we have a dysfunctional congress that can't compromise. i'm proud to be part of...
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i thought the way to go ahead is do an incremental debt ceiling hikes where you ask for something relatively small but unassailable. what are the democrats going to say? we will allow america to go to default because we refuse to ask the democratic senate to pass a budget which under law it has to do and it hasn't for 48 months? if you make a demand that is popular, unavailable and reasonable and a small demand then you change the debate about who is being unreasonable. who is taking america to the brink. i am happy that the republican house decided to go ahead with this. >> bret: chuck, what about this? how does it play? what happens? >> for once charles and white house agree. because charles is happy with it and the white house is pronounced itself encouraged by what the republicans did. i don't think they have much choice but to pronounce themselves encouraged because as charles pointed out it's almost a clean debt bill. it's a little longer than carney's thing they said they would be against, one month at a time. it's three months at a time. the ball is in their court. i have to say, the
i thought the way to go ahead is do an incremental debt ceiling hikes where you ask for something relatively small but unassailable. what are the democrats going to say? we will allow america to go to default because we refuse to ask the democratic senate to pass a budget which under law it has to do and it hasn't for 48 months? if you make a demand that is popular, unavailable and reasonable and a small demand then you change the debate about who is being unreasonable. who is taking america to...
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i thought one way this could get resolved, does reid come up with a way that is a clean debt ceiling lift that isn't as long as what they have leaked out but is an attempt to get a dozen republicans on board, right, so you create -- this isn't just about seeing if you can get passed the 60 votes and pass it in a partisan way but are you able to get the senate republicans to send the message they have been quietly sending. these are senate republicans not named ted cruz, by the way. the majority of these senate republicans who have quietly been sending the signal and some not so quiet they think this is a fool's errand, all these tactics have back fired, none of them are working, does harry reid use his bill as a way to give some of these senate republicans to publicly join and then basically jam boehner that way, send the message to boehner that way and in a weird way help boehner out, same with the fiscal cliff deal. look, that got half the senate republicans, what am i supposed to do. we've bought to go with this. it might keep the base at bay. i don't know if that works. >> let me
i thought one way this could get resolved, does reid come up with a way that is a clean debt ceiling lift that isn't as long as what they have leaked out but is an attempt to get a dozen republicans on board, right, so you create -- this isn't just about seeing if you can get passed the 60 votes and pass it in a partisan way but are you able to get the senate republicans to send the message they have been quietly sending. these are senate republicans not named ted cruz, by the way. the majority...
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. >> wait a minute, i'm not going to canonize you or your party you've been talking about debt ceiling breakthroughs equal default as much as the democrats. >> i'm sorry, lou. >> don't be sorry, only you would be sorry if you try to correct me because what i'm saying is factually are correct. what i'm saying is you've got to deliver a message. if you think it's life and death, god, at least, as a pay, as a caucus, come up with a message that's intelgible. >> it is, lou, take a step back wild cards. we've been trying to make fairness argument. if the president gives an exemption for big business and big labor, why not to the average american. i think i'm finally see tha message reverra. >> you want to see it reverberate? you want to see that message you've been -- that youuhave now secured? you' put away defunding, you have let go of the languagef default and i want to show everybody the president's approval rating today. "the associated pres poll. can we put that up, please? okay. take a look thi congressman. there is the effect of doing a good job, an intelgent job in what you style a
. >> wait a minute, i'm not going to canonize you or your party you've been talking about debt ceiling breakthroughs equal default as much as the democrats. >> i'm sorry, lou. >> don't be sorry, only you would be sorry if you try to correct me because what i'm saying is factually are correct. what i'm saying is you've got to deliver a message. if you think it's life and death, god, at least, as a pay, as a caucus, come up with a message that's intelgible. >> it is, lou,...
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the >> reporter: the battle over raising the debt ceiling, house democrats urge president obama to use authority the white house believes he does not have. >> congress has the responsibility and sole authority to raise debt ceiling. >> 20 house democrats sent a letter to the president about house republicans withholding support without the spending cuts and they won in the event they follow through on this reckless threat we support the use of 14th amendment. the 14th amendment says the validity of the public debt shall not be questioned. leader of the house democrats urged the white house to ignore congress in this case. >> i would do in a second. i'm not the president of the united states. >> the house republican leadership aide says democrats refuse to responsibly address the spending problem and rather than offer solutions they choose to advocate their responsibility. speaker boehner and the house g.o.p. leadership team said the debt limit must be accompanied by reform in greater amount. >> we need spending cut and real tax reform to address the long-term debt problem and pave the
the >> reporter: the battle over raising the debt ceiling, house democrats urge president obama to use authority the white house believes he does not have. >> congress has the responsibility and sole authority to raise debt ceiling. >> 20 house democrats sent a letter to the president about house republicans withholding support without the spending cuts and they won in the event they follow through on this reckless threat we support the use of 14th amendment. the 14th...
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house republicans agreeing to suspend the debt ceiling in exchange for senate democrats agreeing to pass a budget. all this comes as deputy -- as defense secretary leon panetta prepares to retire and former nebraska senator chuck hagel awaits senate confirmation to take his place. carter served for more than two years as the defense acquisition chief where he drove acquisition logistics and efficiency reforms becoming deputy secretary in october 2011. dr. carter great to have you back. >> thanks, good to be here with you vago. >> something that's been making headlines is secretary panetta changing the guidance to allow women to serve in combat roles that had been closed to them at one point on a standards based sort of way. but physical fitness standards aren't the same for both sections. are you guys -- sexes. are you guys going to have to establish new standards to make sure they are up for the task? >> we're not going to change standards that matter for war fighting capability. and 237,000 now positions that used to be closed to women will now be presumptivively open to women. we are
house republicans agreeing to suspend the debt ceiling in exchange for senate democrats agreeing to pass a budget. all this comes as deputy -- as defense secretary leon panetta prepares to retire and former nebraska senator chuck hagel awaits senate confirmation to take his place. carter served for more than two years as the defense acquisition chief where he drove acquisition logistics and efficiency reforms becoming deputy secretary in october 2011. dr. carter great to have you back. >>...
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but joining me now is one of the sponsors of the bill to repeal the debt ceiling altogether, democratic congressman from vermont and a member of the committee on house oversight and government reform, representative peter welch. sir, thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> good to be with you. >> john: right on. let me ask you just for starters, why does the debt ceiling exist in the first place. does it serve any function? >> it doesn't. essentially, the one function it does serve is members of congress can be hypocritical. they can vote for spending. and then pretend a year later when the bill comes due that they don't have to pay for it. and berate the excessive spending. it is really a tool for constant and unrelenting hypocrisy by congress. if we pass a budget, when we do, that's what affects the debt ceiling. if you pass a budget and there's a trillion dollars that will be spent on iraq and you have no way to pay for it, the debt becomes due and you've got to pay that bill. so the debt ceiling has been abused frankly by both parties but in the past, it has been about hypocris
but joining me now is one of the sponsors of the bill to repeal the debt ceiling altogether, democratic congressman from vermont and a member of the committee on house oversight and government reform, representative peter welch. sir, thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> good to be with you. >> john: right on. let me ask you just for starters, why does the debt ceiling exist in the first place. does it serve any function? >> it doesn't. essentially, the one function it...
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ceiling moved back and to able to deal with sequester. he will have a tough decision in a few months. there's pressure on him in arkansas to run for senate in 2014 against pryor, a vulnerable democrats. to run for the senate right after you got into the house, it's a little fast. he may be able to accomplish more. he is a rising star in the party. there have been others as well. there are people thinking of running and some ran and lost the first time. that part about the republican future i'm very encouraged by, the younger candidates. we can find a lot more if we put in a little more effort. i think it's time for generational change in the republican party. it is a party that's conservative. at least at the presidential level we keep nominating the next in line guy, a 65-year-old guy who ran last time but did not quite make it and gets nominated. they are impressive individuals, but it's a kind of pattern of dole and mccain and it's tough to compete with barack obama. that has been true somewhat at the state level until recently. they n
ceiling moved back and to able to deal with sequester. he will have a tough decision in a few months. there's pressure on him in arkansas to run for senate in 2014 against pryor, a vulnerable democrats. to run for the senate right after you got into the house, it's a little fast. he may be able to accomplish more. he is a rising star in the party. there have been others as well. there are people thinking of running and some ran and lost the first time. that part about the republican future i'm...
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that's why we introduced the idea of having to raise the debt ceiling. does the president bear responsibility? you are a democrat, you work for him, but out of government you can take a step back. does he also bear responsibility by playing around with default by pushing it this far? >> i've been 3,000 miles from washington. i have to tell you, the american people are angry, they're frustrated, they're mad. they think that this town has gone nuts in the way they're dealing with it, and i think both sides will bear some responsibility for that. but i think the president has also indicated he's willing to negotiate on the key issues. the republicans want to negotiate on the key issues. for goodness sakes, that's where this ball game has to wind up. it has to wind up in the broader discussion about how do you reduce the deficit, how do you end this crazy sequester? because the fact is we are paying a heavy price right now for what is happening to this country. america is being weakened, and that's the last thing that ought to happen. members swear an oath t
that's why we introduced the idea of having to raise the debt ceiling. does the president bear responsibility? you are a democrat, you work for him, but out of government you can take a step back. does he also bear responsibility by playing around with default by pushing it this far? >> i've been 3,000 miles from washington. i have to tell you, the american people are angry, they're frustrated, they're mad. they think that this town has gone nuts in the way they're dealing with it, and i...
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and the debt ceiling, which we all have to agree to. of course the democrats aren't greater, but they have a much better 43% rating. they are going down, if you don't mind the phrase out there, in the toilet, and they're starting to gurgle. and we're hearing the gurgling sounds first from the koch brothers. because money is generally smart. paul ryan is also saying stop trying to tie together something the president won't give on. health care. and the debt ceiling, which we all have to agree to. >> they're all related, chris. and of course the koch brothers are major funders of heritage and heritage action whose leader i quote in the story today. >> yeah. tell us about it. >> well, i think it's significant because mike needham says let's not tie defunding obama care which we at heritage really want, to the debt ceiling. so he said that on the debt ceiling. and basically the koch brothers are saying that in their letter as it regards government shutdown. so right there you have the koch brothers pulling back from the whole ted cruz obama
and the debt ceiling, which we all have to agree to. of course the democrats aren't greater, but they have a much better 43% rating. they are going down, if you don't mind the phrase out there, in the toilet, and they're starting to gurgle. and we're hearing the gurgling sounds first from the koch brothers. because money is generally smart. paul ryan is also saying stop trying to tie together something the president won't give on. health care. and the debt ceiling, which we all have to agree...
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if they do, if they crash the full faith and credit of the united states by stonewalling the debt ceiling, create an international crisis, if they shut down the government then i think democrats will not only keep the senate in 2014, i think despite the gerrymandering will win back the house. lindsay graham says this is suicidal. you have the conservative columnist saying i agree about it is did you sisuicide. we can't do it. >> michael eric dyson, i remember saying this is going to be a very active august. where the tea party got rolling and that is the beginning of the obstruction. what kind of august do liberal activists have to have to communicate that things can happen on a national level if we win owe locations, if we break this threshold and stop this obstruction. this is what will have to happen. it will take boots on the ground enthusiasm. >> i agree with finny and shrum. they sound like a legal office there. this is the kind of august you have to look forward to. not only trying to get a vacation in but the reality is that the american populous is taking a huge loss here because
if they do, if they crash the full faith and credit of the united states by stonewalling the debt ceiling, create an international crisis, if they shut down the government then i think democrats will not only keep the senate in 2014, i think despite the gerrymandering will win back the house. lindsay graham says this is suicidal. you have the conservative columnist saying i agree about it is did you sisuicide. we can't do it. >> michael eric dyson, i remember saying this is going to be a...
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by mid-may, the debt will near the stamp care limit to raise -- statutory limit to raise debt ceiling. no sign that lawmakers agree on much beyond when they scheduled vacation time. >> bret: thank you, carl. please join us as sunday, john roberts and the investigative news team at fox news go behind the scenes of the sequester battle. showdown on debt row. 8:00 p.m. eastern sunday. this is a fox news alert. the state department released its latest study on the potential impacts of the controversial keystone xl pipeline. correspondent doug mckelway tells us what is in that report. and what isn't. >> today's release of the state department draft environmental impact statement was expected to reveal how the administration might rule on the proposed keystone xl pipeline. in a post released conference call with reporters a state department spokesperson was not committal. >> it does call out where there could be impact it and what mitigation experts could be. but it really has no recommendations one way or the other. at this point, we are looking at this very, very objectiv objectively. >>
by mid-may, the debt will near the stamp care limit to raise -- statutory limit to raise debt ceiling. no sign that lawmakers agree on much beyond when they scheduled vacation time. >> bret: thank you, carl. please join us as sunday, john roberts and the investigative news team at fox news go behind the scenes of the sequester battle. showdown on debt row. 8:00 p.m. eastern sunday. this is a fox news alert. the state department released its latest study on the potential impacts of the...
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. >> the democrats including the president when he was a senator voted against raising the debt ceiling -- >> not enough -- >> some democrats. but not to this extent and not in a partiwide thing. this is important for the president for a couple reasons. one of them is his second term agenda. which we're looking at the challenges of in a "huffington post" series called the road forward. if he wants to go forward, if he wants to complete the job on health care and on bank regulation and on immigration and on a whole host of things, he's got to beat the republicans politically. he's got to beat them on spending, and he's got to back them into a corner politically. he's got a chance to be more consequential in a second term -- this is usual -- >> what's his one two three agen agenda. >> gun control, immigration reform, and number one is what chuck was grilling him on today, which is his strategy on beating the republicans on debt and spending. >> fiscal victory -- >> then immigration and gun control. >> is that how you see it one, two, three, chuck? >> he can't do anything until the budget
. >> the democrats including the president when he was a senator voted against raising the debt ceiling -- >> not enough -- >> some democrats. but not to this extent and not in a partiwide thing. this is important for the president for a couple reasons. one of them is his second term agenda. which we're looking at the challenges of in a "huffington post" series called the road forward. if he wants to go forward, if he wants to complete the job on health care and on...
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martha: if congress fails to raise the debt ceiling, democrats suggest ad very interesting alternative the president could take into consideration, he could just mint a couple trillion dollar coins. the idea was floated by an analyst at washington research group. democrats like jerrold nadler says this is a great idea. there is a legal loophole that allows the treasury to print platinum coins of any denomination the president likes. republicans say no way. they are already introducing a bill to make sure it doesn't happen. seriously? give me a break. bill: they would be quite valuable. martha: really. bill: maybe not. martha: maybe not. bill: on the topic of money, president obama is settling on the new pick for treasury secretary. he might announce it sometime this week. jack lew would replace timothy geithner if confirmed. prior to this role he was the direct are to you of office of management and budget. before that lew was the first deputy secretary of state and management resources. martha: washington is still reeling from the president's nomination of chuck hagel as the next secr
martha: if congress fails to raise the debt ceiling, democrats suggest ad very interesting alternative the president could take into consideration, he could just mint a couple trillion dollar coins. the idea was floated by an analyst at washington research group. democrats like jerrold nadler says this is a great idea. there is a legal loophole that allows the treasury to print platinum coins of any denomination the president likes. republicans say no way. they are already introducing a bill to...
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plus, the debt ceiling simply says we're not going to pay our bills. it just is illogical to say that's to pay for that. that's like going out and incurring costs which all of us did, republicans and democrats together, and then saying oh, and by the way, i'm not going to pay my bill unless you do me this enormous favor. but the other point i would make is this. he talks about, we need tax reform. the biggest single abuse in the tax code today, and it's a tough contest, is the one that says the richest people in america who run hedge funds can treat their earned income as if it were a capital gain. they call it carried interest. >> yeah. >> it means the rest of us are carrying them. and we voted to reduce that. and paul ryan boxed it. he is against that. and if you remember from that interview, he did not give a single specific about a tax break he wants to end, and he talked about cutting entitlements. >> he is up front saying no more revenue. i mean, that's their position on that. now, they've backed off the debt limit. now they're backing off a gove
plus, the debt ceiling simply says we're not going to pay our bills. it just is illogical to say that's to pay for that. that's like going out and incurring costs which all of us did, republicans and democrats together, and then saying oh, and by the way, i'm not going to pay my bill unless you do me this enormous favor. but the other point i would make is this. he talks about, we need tax reform. the biggest single abuse in the tax code today, and it's a tough contest, is the one that says the...
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that's why we introduced the idea of having to raise the debt ceiling. does the president bear responsibility? you are a democrat, you work for him, but out of government you can take a step back. does he also bear responsibility by playing around with default by pushing it this far? >> i've been 3,000 miles from washington. i have to tell you, the american people are angry, they're frustrated, they're mad. they think that this town has gone nuts in the way they're dealing with it, and i think both sides will bear some responsibility for that. but i think the president has also indicated he's willing to negotiate on the key issues. the republicans want to negotiate on the key issues. for goodness sakes, that's where this ball game has to wind up. it has to wind up in the broader discussion about how do you reduce the deficit, how do you end this crazy sequester? because the fact is we are paying a heavy price right now for what is happening to this country. america is being weakened, and that's the last thing that ought to happen. members swear an oath t
that's why we introduced the idea of having to raise the debt ceiling. does the president bear responsibility? you are a democrat, you work for him, but out of government you can take a step back. does he also bear responsibility by playing around with default by pushing it this far? >> i've been 3,000 miles from washington. i have to tell you, the american people are angry, they're frustrated, they're mad. they think that this town has gone nuts in the way they're dealing with it, and i...
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which is the debt ceiling debate. and the democrats aring sending a clear message. they plan to win that battle and they will not negotiate over the debt ceiling. both house minority leading nancy pelosi, and senate majority leader harry reid today said the president should step in and exert his executive power to win the debt ceiling fight. and senator chuck schumer said that going forward the democrats would be tough in feeling with the obstructionist republicans. >> if they realize for sure that they are not going to have a negotiating partner, they will have to find another route to bring the changes they want. >> jennifer: no negotiations, no partnership, smart thinking but perhaps the most unlikely voice of reason today was former house speaker newt gingrich. he called on house republicans to stop playing politics with the economy. newt gingrich. >> they have got to find in the house a totally new strategy. the whole national financial system is going to come into washington by television and say oh, my god this will be a giant heart attack, you guys can't be
which is the debt ceiling debate. and the democrats aring sending a clear message. they plan to win that battle and they will not negotiate over the debt ceiling. both house minority leading nancy pelosi, and senate majority leader harry reid today said the president should step in and exert his executive power to win the debt ceiling fight. and senator chuck schumer said that going forward the democrats would be tough in feeling with the obstructionist republicans. >> if they realize for...
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heather, i will start with you, the big battle in washington the debt ceiling. who will win? >> the democrats are -- and the president are going to have to win this. because too much is at stake. i mean, if we look at what actually is driving the nation's debt. we have two war thars that were on a credit card. we've a medicare part-d that was a huge give away to the pharmaceutical companies. and the bush tax cuts. those are the biggest drivers of the nation's debt and now republicans are saying we spent the money and the commitments but we do not want to pay the bill because we want to try to shut down the government and enforce more spending cuts that will directly put americans out of work and will stop us from being able to do what we need to do to invest in our nation's future. it's really not good. >> what is your take on this, bob, considering the boehner rule, trying to get a spending cut for every dollar for the debt ceiling? >> well, there will be rules and demands but i think the discussion about the trillion dollar coin shows how cheesy things can get. we have a si
heather, i will start with you, the big battle in washington the debt ceiling. who will win? >> the democrats are -- and the president are going to have to win this. because too much is at stake. i mean, if we look at what actually is driving the nation's debt. we have two war thars that were on a credit card. we've a medicare part-d that was a huge give away to the pharmaceutical companies. and the bush tax cuts. those are the biggest drivers of the nation's debt and now republicans are...
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united in the fight against negotiating over the debt ceiling and the government shutdown. do you think that's going to be the new move in the democratic playbook? >> i think when you look at it, and i get asked the question a lot. people thought that was those who want to side with the idea we're going to use this process to delay or really object instruct the health care law. and you know, the reality is that when i ran, there was $10 million worth of advertising saying she'll support the health care law. what i said, there's good and bad but i'm never going to vote to repeal. i don't know where they got the idea we would take this as a strategy that was at all right with public policy. so for me it was, i love a farm bill. i didn't stomp my feet and say you better give me a farm bill or i'm not going to vote to open up the government. it was amazing to me as a member that one or two people could actually cause the american economy $24 billion. >> let me ask you a question about the affordable care act. i think a lot of folks said the democrats in the white house lucked o
united in the fight against negotiating over the debt ceiling and the government shutdown. do you think that's going to be the new move in the democratic playbook? >> i think when you look at it, and i get asked the question a lot. people thought that was those who want to side with the idea we're going to use this process to delay or really object instruct the health care law. and you know, the reality is that when i ran, there was $10 million worth of advertising saying she'll support...
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whether on government shutdowns or raising the debt ceiling. of course the deficit has been cut in half. a lot of trend s. a lot of us said it would happen a year ago. the sequester is in place and now the white house finds itself in a difficult position. the president's position is i'm going to raise the debt ceiling. this is nothing you can do about it. i will not negotiate. this latest poll shows 61% of americans are saying, yes, you are. we're with the republicans on this issue. how does the white house deal with it? >> i'm surprised by the numbers. one of the t things the white house assumed is the country didn't have the appetite for the emotion al turmoil vis-a-vis political negotiations. this complicates that. if you ask most people if they support defaulting on our debt in exchange for spend ing cut i think in the end they will say let's not risk the full faith and credit of the u.s. government. the white house finds itself in a bind. they need to earn back the trust of the public. the spending cuts that happened have grated on the pre
whether on government shutdowns or raising the debt ceiling. of course the deficit has been cut in half. a lot of trend s. a lot of us said it would happen a year ago. the sequester is in place and now the white house finds itself in a difficult position. the president's position is i'm going to raise the debt ceiling. this is nothing you can do about it. i will not negotiate. this latest poll shows 61% of americans are saying, yes, you are. we're with the republicans on this issue. how does...
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are turning their attention to the debt ceiling now. are they giving up on the shutdown figuring we'll leave it to the conservatives in the house? >> part of it is the clock is now ticking. i don't think they're giving up on the shutdown but the clock is ticking on the debt ceiling and they're trying to vote to put pressure on the house of representatives saying hey, we can pass a clean debt ceiling bill here. the votes to be able to get there. and so that will be a lot of legwork the senate democrats and harry reid have to undertake. >> i asked you yesterday who are the public blaming now? does it change from day to day? who's being blamed today? >> we got a whopping three polls that came out yesterday. and the bottom line is that the american public isn't happy with anybody, but they're blaming republicans more than democrats. i think that's the analysis from everything that's kind of coming from -- this hasn't helped anybody, but it's hurting the republicans a whole lot more. >> isle ask you the same question tomorrow. >> hopefully n
are turning their attention to the debt ceiling now. are they giving up on the shutdown figuring we'll leave it to the conservatives in the house? >> part of it is the clock is now ticking. i don't think they're giving up on the shutdown but the clock is ticking on the debt ceiling and they're trying to vote to put pressure on the house of representatives saying hey, we can pass a clean debt ceiling bill here. the votes to be able to get there. and so that will be a lot of legwork the...
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ceiling. that is part of it. the democrats feel they have the political advantage. i thinkwhat we saw today was the president giving and not to republicans say we have to do something to rein in the deficit but quickly coming back and saying, we are not plan to undermine such as security, medicare, medicaid. politically he is in an advantageous posture with regard to the major entitlement programs. melissa: that all sounds true. the problem is the origin of all of this debt are those entitlement programs. if we don't get them under control we are looking at the national debt when the president took office. it is now 16. that is the 60 percent increase over that time frame. i mean, without tackling those entitlements, i don't know how you get that crazy balloon under control. >> in the president's continues to have an interest in spending, taxing, and that think the reason they have the momentum is that the gop for all intents and purposes has given up the moral high ground. the biggest momentu
ceiling. that is part of it. the democrats feel they have the political advantage. i thinkwhat we saw today was the president giving and not to republicans say we have to do something to rein in the deficit but quickly coming back and saying, we are not plan to undermine such as security, medicare, medicaid. politically he is in an advantageous posture with regard to the major entitlement programs. melissa: that all sounds true. the problem is the origin of all of this debt are those...